Wichita State University Sign Language Resource List

Kansas Information

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http://ksdeaf.org/

The Kansas School for the Deaf is a great resource to use. The website has lots of information on it about the school and other programs and outreach services.

http://www.srskansas.org/kcdhh

This website has information about the commission, sign language certification and several resources. It also has an events page to keep people up to date on new opportunities.

http://kskid.org/

This is the Kansas Instructors for the Deaf website. I think it’s a good idea to see what concerns the instructors of the Deaf are voicing and this is a great website to find out. It also has a great resource page with links to other sites in Kansas.

http://kefdcc.org/

This is the website for the Kansas Deaf Cultural Center. It has a mini tour you can take of the museum and some info about the DCC. I think that this is a great site because it links you a brick and mortar building full of information about deaf culture.

http://www.kai-rid.org/

I think that this website is a must have for any interpreter working in Kansas. It has constant updates of workshops and other learning opportunities. This site also provides updates from RID and NAD.

http://www.deafkansas.org/

This is the site for the Kansas Association of the Deaf. This is an essential tool in keeping up to date on new legislation involving the deaf/hoh. This site also hosts a blog/vlog for the state which has just been launched. You can also find info on Miss Deaf Kansas and other programs like the youth Jr. NAD.

http://deafwichita.com/mambo/

If you live in Wichita this is a great resource for you. It has a lot of information on get-togethers and other events that the local D/deaf community sponsors.

http://dbl.kirc.org/

This is the Kansas Deaf-Blind Library online catalogue. It is a great resource for parents, teachers, and other professionals that want to learn more about topics in the field. This online catalogue makes hundreds of titles available to anyone in the state.

http://www.drckansas.org/

This is another important site to keep in the list. It is the Disability Rights Center of Kansas website. The DRC is the advocacy rights group for the state of Kansas. It fights for the rights that the disabled are guaranteed according to state and/or federal laws.

http://www.kdheks.gov/sb/

This website provides information about Sound Beginnings, the state’s newborn hearing screening program. It has lots of information and a good resource list for families to look into.

International Sign Language

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http://www.ethnologue.com/

This is one of my favorite sites. It is an encyclopedia of all the world’s known living languages. All you have to do is search for the language you want and it will pull up information about it. Sometimes there isn’t a lot of information about the language, but other time there are tons of facts. Just check out ASL.

http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/seccion/signos/index.jsp

This is a great resource if you can read Spanish. It is a visual dictionary of Lengua de Signos Española, LSE, Spanish sign language. Here you can find out how to sign words, phrases, and there are even children’s stories you can watch.

http://www.deaflibrary.org/jsl.html

This page gives a short overview of Japanese Sign Language (JSL). It also provides links to a few pages that provide more information, if helps if you can read Japanese. The author of the site also has a book, Deaf in Japan: Signing and the Politics of Identity.

http://ledasila.uni-klu.ac.at/TPM/public/public_main.asp?sid=

This is a lexical database for sign languages, however it is again written in German (There looks to be an English button but I couldn’t get it to work on my computer). This page has several videos that you can watch. They are all using ÖGS (see next site) and are very easy to watch. It is interesting to see similarity between American signs and these signs.

http://www.sign-it.at/

This website is an online project to teach others about Österreichische Gebärdensprache, Austrian sign language. It is in German, but very informational. It has some great links to other sites that provide more information about ÖGS and DGS (Deutsche Gebärdensprache, German sign language).

http://bda.org.uk/

This is the British Deaf Association’s Sign Community website. It has some videos and lots of up to date information about the British Deaf community. It has a lot of navigation links that provide you with information ranging from Training and event schedules to services and projects that the BDA is sponsoring.

http://edf3.gallaudet.edu/diversity/BGG/Sign%20Language%20Around%20the%20World/Index.html

This is a resource list that has links to several international websites. Several of them are included in this list. It was put together by Gallaudet University. Most of these sites still work, but there are a few that are touchy.

http://www.acessobrasil.org.br/libras/

This is a video dictionary of LIBRAS, Língua Brasileira de Sinais, the sign language of Brazil. It is easy to use and all of the signs have a video so you can see the production. If you know how to speak Portuguese and want to look up how to sign something the way Brazilians do this is a great resource.

http://www.auslan.org.au/

This site is an interactive dictionary of Auslan (Australian Sign Language). It consists of three main components: searching for a sign, fingerspelling, and number signs. One of my favorite things about this site is that in the fingerspelling area it allows you to type a word and it will show you that word fingerspelled.

http://www.liis.lv/latval/zimval/index.htm

This is a simple virtual dictionary for Latvian Sign Language. It has a list of words in alphabetical order that lead to animations. These animations are of the sign production.

Government/Laws

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http://www.abanet.org/domviol/docs/SignLanguageInterpretersChartJune07.pdf

This is a nice .pdf graphic outline of state statutes requiring the provision of sign language interpreters to parties to civil proceedings. This is a good piece of information to have handy so you can know your rights to having an interpreter present and knowing who has to pay for it.

http://www.ideapartnership.org/

This website is a great resource to learn about IDEA. It has the regulations, legislation, and IDEA reports to Congress. This site also includes the history behind IDEA and the implementation regulations as well.

http://www.pbis.org/PBISandlaw.htm

This site contains quite a bit of information on the implementation of PL 94-142. It has a lot of info that could help if you were having problems dealing with the public school system. It includes sample descriptions of an IEP that could help identify things that a parent or educator should remember to include. http://www.ada.gov/ This is the website of the Americans with Disabilities Act. It provides guides to disability rights laws. It is a good resource to help answer any questions about what exactly is covered by the ADA.

http://www.ed.gov/policy/highered/leg/hea98/sec924.html

This shows the 1998 Amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965. Included in these amendments is the National Education of the Deaf Act. This act renamed Gallaudet College to Gallaudet University. It also established the Commission on Education of the Deaf.

http://www.nad.org/site/pp.asp?c=foINKQMBF&b=91587

The National Association of the Deaf has great resources on the legal rights of the deaf. It also has a section on advocacy issues and how the NAD is working with other groups to create accountability and enforcement of deaf rights.

http://www.mcld.org/

This is a handy resource if you need support for a lawyer for a deaf or hard of hearing person. It also provides support in the form of trained interpreters that are specialized in legal or medical practices. This is the only center of its kind in the midwest.

http://www.wvdhhr.org/wvcdhh/directories/07TOC/PoliLawEnf.pdf

This is a good resource because it outlines the responsibilities that the Police and Law Enforcement have to Deaf individuals. Knowing this information could help keep the interpreter, the police, and law enforcement agencies from infringing on the rights of a deaf individual.

http://www.dhhig.org/about.asp?c=Org

This website is for a group called Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Government. They advocate for equal treatment of D/HH employees in the federal government. It has current event articles outlining what the group is currently working on.

Oral Schools for the Deaf

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Magnolia Speech School

http://www.magnoliaspeechschool.org

Private not-for-profit school which provides an intensive auditory/oral program for the hearing-impaired children of Mississippi.

Clarke-School for the Deaf

http://www.clarkeschool.org

Clarke-School for the Deaf/Center for Oral Education has been developing the listening and speaking skills of children with hearing loss for almost 140 years. Today, more than 500 students and their families are served in our school and educational programs in 5 locations on the East Coast. Thousands of others benefit from our research, curriculum development and the teachers and professionals trained by Clarke who takes their special skills to all parts of the world. In addition, we offer comprehensive programs and services to help individuals of all ages who experience hearing loss.

Central Institute for the Deaf

http://www.cid.edu

CID's experienced staff offers quality, assessment-based deaf education tailored to meet each child's needs. We provide auditory-oral education for children with hearing loss birth-12 and a language delay program for hearing children ages 3-5.

St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf

http://www.sjid.org

St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf-Kansas City (SJI-KC) opened in 1995 to serve children with hearing loss from all socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds in the greater Kansas City area. We serve children birth through age ten, with a mild to profound hearing loss. SJI-KC is an auditory-oral school. In our school, children with all degrees of hearing loss make maximum use of their residual hearing with necessary amplification to facilitate language and speech development. The goal of the auditory-oral approach is to give deaf children the necessary spoken language skills to be educationally mainstreamed and to function independently in the hearing world. We are the only exclusively auditory-oral school in the greater Kansas City area and serve children in both Kansas and Missouri.

Omaha Hearing School for Children

http://www.oraldeafed.org/schools/omaha/index.html

Our mission is to serve children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, their families and the community by providing auditory oral education. Auditory oral education teaches children to listen and talk, so as they grow, choices will be available to them in our talking and hearing world.

Moog Center for Deaf Education

http://www.moogcenter.org

At the Moog Center for Deaf Education we teach deaf children to talk and we teach others to do it too. Located in St. Louis, Missouri, our center serves children birth to 9 years. In addition through our Professional Education and Outreach Programs we share our successful techniques with other professionals, and our staff is involved in a number of applied research projects.

Schools for the Deaf

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Deaf Library

http://www.deaflibrary.org/#USSchools

General list of Schools for the Dear from the National Deaf Education Network and Clearinghouse.

Central Institute for the Deaf

http://cid.edu/Central%20Institute%20for%20the%20Deaf.htm

Gallaudet University

http://www.gallaudet.edu

At Gallaudet University, deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing students and scholars join together in a unique community to learn, to teach, and to create. Full access and open communication drive the Gallaudet University vision. This means that no matter what your background might be, your welcome is assured.

Capital Baptist Deaf College

http://www.deafbiblecollege.com/index.html

Capital Baptist Deaf College is privileged to provide biblical training under the ministry of Hampshire View Baptist Deaf Church. The college exists to educate men and women for the Christian ministries, which is pastors, teachers, missionaries, evangelists, church workers, & leaders, counselors, and church planters in the Word of God and the methods of the local, New Testament Baptist church to be academically and intellectually competent in his chosen field of study.

Rochester Institute of Technology and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf

http://www.ntid.rit.edu

NTID is the world's largest technical college for deaf students. It is one of 8 colleges of Rochester Institute for Technology in Rochester, NY.

Kansas School for the Deaf

http://www.ksdeaf.org

A school, a community, a society in which hearing acuity is incidental, barriers are minimized, human potential is maximized and people are judged by their contributions and their character.

Another Path

http://www.deafhomeschool.com

A comprehensive guide to home schooling your deaf or hard of hearing child.

Deaf Education Teachers

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American Society for Deaf Children

http://deafchildren.org

ASDC is a national organization of families and professionals committed to education, empowering, and supporting parents and families to create opportunities for their children who are deaf and hard of hearing in gaining meaningful and full communication access, particularly through the competent use of sign language, in their homes, schools, and communities.

Georgia Teachers of the Deaf

http://education.gsu.edu/gatod/

Lists different resources such as lesson plans, links, FAQs, resources and professional development available in Georgia.

Colorado Department of Education

http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdesped/SD-Hearing.asp

Students who are deaf or hard of hearing in Colorado have access to a range of services for educational, communication, and social support. Deaf education teachers collaborate with general education teachers as well as provide direct instruction to support students in their home school environments and center-based programs. Programs are available through local school districts, BOCES, and at the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind. Educational interpreters are available for students with sign language needs. Educational audiology services promote access to communication and instruction through the development of audition and the use of amplification.

ASL Pro

http://www.aslpro.com

ASLPro.com was created to be a free resource for the classroom teacher. Teachers can create accounts and personalize a quiz for their students' use, then take them into a lab and let them practice seeing models other than their own teacher. Because our signs are designed to be used in student quizzes, non-manual signals are purposefully omitted.

K.I.D.-Kansas Instructors for the Deaf

http://www.kskid.org

Kansas Instructors for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (KID) is a statewide organization of professionals working with children and students, who are deaf and hard of hearing, in early intervention and educational programs. The organization is managed by a slate of officers whom are elected bi-annually.

Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf

http://www.ceasd.org

CEASD provides an opportunity for professional educators to work together for the improvement of schools and educational programs for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. The organization brings together a rich composite of resources and reaches out to both enhance educational programs and influence educational policy makers.

Network of Educators of Children with Cochlear Implants (NECCI)

http://www.childrenshearing.org/custom/necci.html

NECCI is an organization primarily composed of educators, audiologists, and speech-language pathologists. It publishes a newsletter several times a year. NECCI provides a curriculum workshop about cochlear implants for professionals that also includes a special parent component of the program.

John Tracy Clinic

http://www.jtc.org/teachered/index.php

A Master's and Credential Program offering an Education Specialist Credential: Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Master's Degree in Education with a Specialization in Special Education designed for teachers who want to specialize in auditory-oral and auditory-verbal education in partnership with the University of San Diego. The program is offered on-site as well as on-line.

California State University, Northridge

http://www.csun.edu/~speddhh/

CSUN is proud to be the one of only two institutions in the nation that offers a comprehensive undergraduate program in the area of Deaf Studies. It has long been acknowledged as a leader in providing quality education in a broad variety of fields relating to deafness and is unequaled in terms of its exceptionally skilled and dedicated faculty, a special student body, and extensive resources.

Flagler College, Florida

http://www.flagler.edu/academics/de.html

Flagler's deaf education program is nationally know and is a Florida State-approved teacher education program also recognized at the national level by the Council on Education of the Deaf. The program provides students with dual certification in deaf education and either elementary or secondary education. Students gain proficiency in American Sign Language, speech and hearing science, and the use of special instructional materials for teaching deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

Kent State University

http://dept.kent.edu/sped/deaf.htm

The deaf education program is designed to provide students with the coursework and field experiences necessary to be licensed as an Intervention Specialist in the area of Deaf Education. The Deaf Education Intervention Specialist license is valid for teaching learners from ages 3 through 21, and grades pre-kindergarten through 12, who have been identified with a hearing impairment (e.g. deaf, hard of hearing).

Deaf Education- Professional Organizations

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Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education

http://jdsde.oxfordjournals.org

A peer-reviewed scholarly journal integrating and coordinating basic and applied research relating to individuals who are deaf, including cultural, developmental, linguistic, and educational topics. JDSDE addresses issues of current and future concern to allied fields, encouraging interdisciplinary discussion. The journal promises a forum that is timely, of high quality, and accessible to researchers, educators, and lay audiences. Subscription costs approximately $104.00 per year.

Council on Education of the Deaf

http://www.deafed.net/pagetext.asp?hdnPageId=58

Since its inception in 1930, CED has been recognized for maintaining high standards for persons working with deaf and hard of hearing students in the educational process. CED is involved in establishing standards and providing teacher certification and evaluating university professional preparation programs based on clearly defined standards and criteria.

Deaf Ed

http://www.deafed.net

Educational enhancement for the field of deaf education. Goals are to enhance the preparation of new teachers, to support the ongoing professional development of existing teachers, to expand the array of learning resources and opportunities that are available to deaf/hard-of-hearing (d/hh) students, and to increase collaborative activities between all those individuals involved in the education of d/hh students.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

http://www.asha.org/default.htm

The professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more then 130,000 members and affiliates who are speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists in the United States and internationally.

Educational Audiology Association (EAA)

http://www.eduad.org

The EAA is an international organization comprised of audiologists and related professionals who deliver a full spectrum of hearing services to all children, particularly those in educational settings.

American Academy of Audiology

http://www.audiology.org

With more than 10,000 members, the American Academy of Audiology is the world's largest professional organization of, by and for audiologists.

Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center

http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/InfoToGo/index.html

The Clerc Center has been mandated by Congress to develop, evaluate, and disseminate innovative curricula, instructional techniques and strategies, and materials. The aim of the Clerc Center is to improve the quality of education for deaf and hard of hearing children and youth from birth through age 21.

Laurent Clerc Publications and Information Dissemination Office

http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/clearinghouse/index.html

PID responds to inquiries about a diverse range of topice related to deaf and hard of hearing students (under age 21). PID also collaborates with authors from within the Gallaudet community and around the nation to design, produce, and disseminate books, videotapes, periodicals, and other information related to deaf and hard of hearing children, their families, and the professionals who serve them.

Odyssey

http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/Odyssey/index.html

Odyssey, features articles about a wide range of issues important to the families of deaf and hard of hearing children and to those of us involved in deaf education.

Education Resources Information Center

http://www.eric.ed.gov

ERIC provides free access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials and, if abailable, includes links to full text. ERIC is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES).